Böcker av Amanda Deed

Freedom is a pipe dream, according to Olivia Cruikshank. Six years as a transported convict transported has taught her none can be trusted. Until Michael Reeve shows up - a prison guard unlike any other. He acts like Olivia and her future matter. Can Olivia learn to trust before it's too late?

From Noahs Flood to the imprisonment of Paul the Apostle, this collection of thirteen short stories by various authors will take you on a journey through Bible times, seen through the eyes of characters you may or may not recognise, as they face decisions and experience life-changing encounters.

Mr Jonathon Fordham, the most eligible bachelor in Sydney and heir to a noble title in England, treats matters of the heart like a game. Living in the newly forged Australian Colony in 1844, Jack Fordham buries his past beneath an indifferent facade. Despitehis rakish reputation, Jack's dashing smile and suave flattery would melt any woman's heart. Any that is, it seems, except for Miss Margaret Wingrove.The beautiful governess is strangely unmoved by the nonpareil's many attractions, nor his beguiling charm. When Meg does not fall into his arms as he presumes she will, his game of pursuit begins in earnest. As Meg continues to resist his advances, Jack's determination to win her intensifies. But can he risk exposing his true heart to find the love he desires before his game unravels? And can he embrace, or will he simply deny the obstacle which stands between them ... her faith?Winner of the 2010 CALEB Prize for Fiction

It is the time of Australia’s harsh rogue-filled goldrush of the 1850s when Miss Penelope Worthington suddenly finds herself orphaned, isolated and alone. With a large sheep station to run single-handedly, she has little option but to enlist the aid of a mysterious, but sinister stranger. But who is the more treacherous?Gus—the scruffy, trespassing, ex-convict who coincidentally shows up looking for work just when she desperately needs a farmhand or Rupert—the handsome, wealthy neighbour who would willingly marry her at the drop of a hat and solve her apparent dilemma?Repeatedly, her faith is tested as she faces the unforgiving elements, deceit, lies and uncertainty. But where and how will it all end? But…is it the end? Will vengeance return or will Penny’s faith prevail?